Featuring a lightweight main event between Lyle Beerbohm and Pat Healy, Strikeforce Challengers 14 takes place Feb. 18 at Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas, and airs live on Showtime.

Couture, 28, made a successful professional debut this past August at Strikeforce Challengers 10 when he submitted Lucas Stark with a first-round triangle choke. He went 4-1 as an amateur before crossing over.

Couture is currently in training for the bout at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. He was scheduled to fight this past November at Strikeforce Challengers 12 before a staph infection forced him to withdraw from a bout with Juan Zapata.

“I was down for a few weeks, but now I’m ready to fight and looking forward to fighting in Texas on Feb. 18,” Couture stated in today’s official release. “I’m excited and working hard. I expect a tough fight.”

Following an amateur career in which he amassed a 3-3 record, Higgins has won both of his professional fights by first-round rear-naked choke. He trains out of Urban Jungle Self Defense in Houston.

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu blue belt, Higgins said he’s excited to face the son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.

“This is a great opportunity and an honor for me to fight the son of a legend,” Higgins said. “I couldn’t believe it when they offered me the fight. To get a chance to show my skills and make a name for myself on television is very exciting and absolutely a huge deal.”

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

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